To Kill A Mockingbird Perspective Essay
The Perspective Changes It All
Imagine reading an engrossing book, then the reader is told that there is one thing they can change from the book. They have so many options, the plot, title, main character, well...maybe the perspective? They would want to change the perspective! To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is told by a young girl, Scout. Although Scout gave an interesting perspective, she should not be the one to tell the story because it would have been more significant if it was written by another character and to understand their feelings on events throughout the book.
Atticus’ perspective would have been more captivating to the story, than Scout’s. Some may say that if Atticus told the story, the audience would not have understood …show more content…
Others might say the story written with everyone’s perspectives would have made the story misleading and would make it confusing. On the other hand, it might have made the story more interesting. For example, Scout, when her and Jem were being attacked, said, “‘Jem?’ There was no answer but the man’s heavy breathing. ‘Jem?’ Jem didn’t answer” (Lee 262). In this scenario, Jem’s perspective would have made more sense because the readers would understand what was going on, they would understand why Jem was not answering, they would have understood how Jem felt, rather than Scout, being almost oblivious of the situation. Jem telling this part of the story might have made the reader infer more about the plot, but with Scout telling it, the reader just wants to know what is happening. Another example of a different perspective would be when Scout was talking about early in the school year when it was a rough day, she said, “Miss Caroline had learned several things herself. She had learned not to hand something to a Cunningham, for one thing…” (Lee 30). At this point, Miss Caroline’s perspective would be interesting because the reader would understand how she felt about what she learned and her thoughts on the lessons, rather than Scout just saying what she learned. The reader might have been as frustrated with the situation
Imagine reading an engrossing book, then the reader is told that there is one thing they can change from the book. They have so many options, the plot, title, main character, well...maybe the perspective? They would want to change the perspective! To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is told by a young girl, Scout. Although Scout gave an interesting perspective, she should not be the one to tell the story because it would have been more significant if it was written by another character and to understand their feelings on events throughout the book.
Atticus’ perspective would have been more captivating to the story, than Scout’s. Some may say that if Atticus told the story, the audience would not have understood …show more content…
Others might say the story written with everyone’s perspectives would have made the story misleading and would make it confusing. On the other hand, it might have made the story more interesting. For example, Scout, when her and Jem were being attacked, said, “‘Jem?’ There was no answer but the man’s heavy breathing. ‘Jem?’ Jem didn’t answer” (Lee 262). In this scenario, Jem’s perspective would have made more sense because the readers would understand what was going on, they would understand why Jem was not answering, they would have understood how Jem felt, rather than Scout, being almost oblivious of the situation. Jem telling this part of the story might have made the reader infer more about the plot, but with Scout telling it, the reader just wants to know what is happening. Another example of a different perspective would be when Scout was talking about early in the school year when it was a rough day, she said, “Miss Caroline had learned several things herself. She had learned not to hand something to a Cunningham, for one thing…” (Lee 30). At this point, Miss Caroline’s perspective would be interesting because the reader would understand how she felt about what she learned and her thoughts on the lessons, rather than Scout just saying what she learned. The reader might have been as frustrated with the situation